surname Zu

= + : Zapatista Zebra (zu) maintains a shrine for her ancestors (祖) in the space station (Ø3). The shrine consists of a shelf (且) which contains an ancient bazooka. When Zapatista Zebra visits the shrine, she always wears a monk's cowl (礻) and blows an ancient vuvuzela.
ancestor / forefather / grandparents

= + : Zapatista Zebra (zu) maintains a shrine for her ancestors (祖) in the space station (Ø3). The shrine consists of a shelf (且) which contains an ancient bazooka. When Zapatista Zebra visits the shrine, she always wears a monk's cowl (礻) and blows an ancient vuvuzela.

祖 character breakdown

and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: to me the character 且 looks like a shelf.

The Queen of Hearts (qi) bought a new shelf (且) for all her flutes (一) and set it up in the elevator's living room (e3). Because she is a queen (qi) and needs an extravagant shelf, she installed several Eye of Providences (目) to give the flutes extravagant lighting.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

= + + : A cult: I'll represent this with a monk's cowl in other mnemonics.

Characters with 祖 as component

祖 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 祖

mother's mother / maternal grandmother
primogenitor / founder of a school or trade
the earliest ancestor / originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc)
a remote ancestor
great-great-grandfather
ancestral house
ancestors (old)
Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan
great-great-grandmother

Sentences with 祖

祖 currently does not appear in any sentence.